Plain Twp. man killed in single-car accident in Green

William B. King III of the 2300 block of 26th Street NE in Plain Township was pronounced dead at 2:45 a.m. Sunday at the crash site.

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A 35-year-old Canton-area man was killed in a car crash early Sunday morning in this southern Summit County community, investigators said.

William B. King III of the 2300 block of 26th Street NE in Plain Township was pronounced dead at 2:45 a.m. Sunday at the crash site.

The crash occurred on Greensburg Road (State Street NW in Stark County), just west of the Stark County line.

King, according to the Summit County sheriff's staff, was driving a Chevrolet Cavalier east on Greensburg Road when he drifted off the north side of the road. The vehicle hit a metal fence and a utility pole and flipped, according to Summit County authorities.

Inspector William Holland of the Summit County sheriff's staff said the crash remains under investigation.